Our Programme
We meet on every 2nd Wednesday of the month (except August)
at Park Junior School Hall, Stonehouse. Directions to the School
Meetings normally start at 7.30 pm unless otherwise notified
Everyone welcome to attend. Entrance charge £2 members, £3 non-members (unless otherwise notified)
2026
Jan 14th 7.30 pm – Phil Bischler
20,000 decimillimetres under the canal – a short story involving engineering excellence and human bravery.
Feb 11th 7.30 pm – Gareth Howell
Pancake day: the Linby Pancakes, a Viking army and the history of pancakes and their Day
March 11th 7.30 pm – Simon Draper
Lines in the landscape: decoding boundaries (with a Gloucestershire/Wiltshire focus)
April 8th 7.30 pm – The history of Hoffmann’s
We hope to feature local people’s memories of working at Hoffmann’s. Please contact us if you would like to share your memories, either by writing them down, by telling them to us or by speaking at the meeting.
If you have any photos we would like to see them.
Contact Vicki Walker email: – info@stonehousehistorygroup.org.uk
or speak to any member of our committee.
May 13th 7.15 pm – AGM followed by short talks by members
Please contact us if you would like to give a short talk (5-10 mins) on an aspect of local history
June 10th 7.30 pm – Alexia Clark – MOD War Detective
The MOD War Detectives are tasked with identifying missing British Service Personnel from the two World Wars and the Korean War. Working closely with partners including the Commonwealth War Graves Commission their work has two main strands – the identification of remains recently recovered from the battlefields, and the identification of those currently buried in graves marked ‘Known to God’. Join Alexia Clark to find out more about the team and their work.
July 8th 7.30 pm – Nicola Potter – Metal detecting and finds from Gloucestershire
No meeting in August
September 9th 7.30 pm – Martyn Beaufort – Murders in Minchinhampton
October 14th 7.30 pm – Tony Conder – Battlefield County – castles, battles and riots over 2000 years
November 11th 7.30 pm – John Putley – Get orf moy land! – the history of farming in Gloucestershire
December 9th – Jack Boskett Photographer
Jack will give us another selection of his professional photographs
Topic to be decided
Past Events 2025
Past Events 2024
Past Events 2023
Past Events 2022
Past Events 2020 – 2021